Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Enjoy an
afternoon of music played by Deidre Vaughn Emerson (cello) and Melissa Martiros
(Steinway).

Beethoven, Cello Sonata in A Major, Op. 69

Debussy, Cello Sonata

Piazzolla, Le Grand Tango for Cello and
Piano

Shostakovich, Cello Sonata in D Minor, Op.
40

Artist Bios:

Mrs. Deidre
Vaughn Emerson first started playing cello at the age of five. She received her
Bachelor of Music in Cello Performance magna cum laude at Birmingham Southern
College, and her Masters in Cello Performance at University of Houston in the
studio of Vagram Saradjian. She has studied at a number of music festivals in
the United States and Europe.

Mrs. Vaughn
Emerson has performed and taught in multiple genres including sacred,
symphonic, chamber, modern, country, fiddle, opera, ballet, soundtracks, and
popular music to name a few. She has led many all-state and regional clinics
and has taught all ages and levels. She has been honored as guest artist and
guest lecturer for a number of colleges and universities.

Currently
she works and resides in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband, Matt, and young
son, Archer. In Nashville she teaches at a number of schools and teaching
studios and also maintains her own private teaching studio. She also does
recording and performance work in this city’s vibrant industry, and is involved
in many full time ensembles. Deidre is a board member of the Nashville
Composers' Association, currently the Professor of Cello and Director of
Orchestra at Tennessee State University, and is newly Instructor of Cello and String
Ensemble at Martin Methodist College.

Melissa
Martiros currently holds the position of Assistant Professor and Program
Coordinator of Music at Martin Methodist College in Pulaski, TN where she is
also serves as the Founder and Director of the CWN Community Arts Academy.
Prior to her appointment at Martin Methodist College, she served on the
faculties of Silver Lake College, the University of Wisconsin Fond du Lac,
Bluffton University, the Lindeblad School of Music, and as a teaching assistant
at Bowling Green State University and Interlochen Arts Camp.

A strong
advocate for inclusion in the arts and a firm believer that all children should
have access to a quality music education, she has devoted much of her career to
developing programs for underserved youth and children with developmental
delays.An active clinician, her recent
engagements have included workshops at the International Society of Music
Education World Conference (ISMEA), the National Conference on Keyboard
Pedagogy (NCKP), the Canadian Federation of Music Educators Biennial Convention
(CFMTA), the College Music Society National Conference (CMS), the Music
TeachersNational Association National
Conference (MTNA), the Australasian Pedagogy Conference (AAPC), and the Gulf
South Summit on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement through Higher Education.

Melissa is
currently enrolled in the Doctor of Education degree (Ed.D) program in Higher
Education Leadership and Policy at Vanderbilt University.She earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree
(DMA) in Piano Performance and Pedagogy and a Master of Science degree (MS) in
Special Education from the University of Wisconsin Madison, a Master of Music
(MM) degree in Piano Performance from Bowling Green State University, and a
Bachelor of Arts degree (BA) in Piano Performance from Westfield State
University, where she was the recipient of the Presidential Merit Scholarship
and Excellence in Music Performance Award.